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Read moreCisco Announces AI Innovation and Partnerships
At its flagship technology event in Europe, Cisco announced significant progress in Artificial Intelligence (AI) across its entire portfolio, attracting over 14,000 leading IT professionals. Organizations worldwide are exploring new ways to leverage AI and Generative AI (GenAI) to enhance collaboration, application management, digital security, and customer experiences. Despite the
Read moreAmperesand raises $12.5M seed round to remake the humble 140-year-old transformer
Transformers are everywhere on the electrical grid, and they'll need new tech to realize the "internet of power." © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreDefence department upbraided for not doing PIAs on data extraction tools
Senior Canadian Defence Department IT officials have been rebuked by an MP for not doing a privacy impact assessment on software that can extract personal data from military members’ government-issued computing devices. Parliament’s privacy and ethics committee has been looking into a news report that 13 federal departments — including
Read moreBest practices for building LLMs
Intuit shares what they've learned in building multiple LLMs for their generative AI operating system.
Read moreEndpoint security startup NinjaOne lands $231.5M at $1.9B valuation
Just two years ago, VC funding to cybersecurity startups was on fire. $23 billion flooded the sector, per Crunchbase. But in 2023, cybersecurity upstarts only saw a third of that — the result of the exceptional surge in 2021, bloated valuations and investors wary of market instability. But there’s always some
Read moreCoffee Briefing Feb. 6 – AWS and University of Alberta collaborate to launch AI centre; Cisco survey reveals data privacy trends; ISED seeks to give Indigenous applicants priority access to spectrum; and more
Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team! Missed the last Coffee Briefing? We’ve got you covered. AWS and University of Alberta team up to launch new AI centre Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the
Read moreBeamer buys Userflow to build a consolidated user experience platform
It’s M&A season in a tough tech jobs market. This morning, Beamer, a Boulder, Colorado-based company developing tools for businesses to reach users through their apps (e.g. via push notifications), announced that it’s acquiring Userflow, a user onboarding software startup, for $60 million. Beamer CEO Satya Ganni says that the
Read moreCyber Security Today, Feb. 7, 2024 – Deepfake video scam costs a company US$25 million
A deepfake video scam costs a company US$25 million, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, February 7th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. A multinational firm is out US$25 million after an employee fell for a deepfake video
Read moreGoodshuffle dances into 2024 with $5M for event rental management software
The Goodshuffle Pro includes a single dashboard for rental and event production companies to track inventory, automate sales and streamline growth from one place. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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